Dinner pail



Jan. 5, 1932. 1 SCHERZ ET AL 1,839,414

DINNER PAIL Filed April 2, 1929 @atented Jan. 5., 1932 DINNER PAIL Application area Aprn 2,

'I his invention relates'to special receptacles and more particularly to a dinner pail of the type used by miners.

Miners who work under ground carry their drinking water with them as there is no fresh water in a mine and dust and bad air in a mine cause a miner to-require a great deal of drinking water. f i

Therefore, one object of the invention is to f provide a dinner pail including a body portion open at its top and a water receptacle which constitutes a closure for the open upper end of the body and is so formed that it will hold a large quantity of water and thereby provide the miner with an ample supply of water for use while in the mine.

Another object of the inventlon 1s to so form the water receptacle and body portion of the dinner pail that the water receptacle will be very well supported when fitted into the body portion and prevented from being liable to accidentally slip out Vof place.

another object of the invention is to connect upper and lower sections of the water 1*" receptacle by a folded seam or joint so formed that. it will not only form an air-tight joint between the two sections but also define a ledge or shoulder about the receptacle adapted to bear against the upper edges of the "l walls of the body portion of the dinner pail when the water receptacle is fitted into the same.

Another obJect of the invention is to reduce the number of seams to a minimum when forming the body portion and water receptacle of the dinner pail and thereby reduce likelihood of a leak being formed due to rust or the miner accidentally dropping the pail.

Another object of the invention is to pro- 'I vide a dinner pail which may be either carried by a handle so mounted that it may be swuno out of the way or through the medium of a shoulder strap.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanvinof dra-win s wherein L .y C3 7 ,1929. Serial No. 351,9?7.

portion or food receptacle 1 and a'water recepta'cle 2 which constitutes a cover for the open upper end of the food receptacle or body portion. The body portion is formed from a single blank of sheet metal, such as aluminum which is not liable to rust,which is stamped or otherwise bent to form a bottom 3 preferably rectangular in shape and from which extend upstanding end and side walls l and l 5. Perforations are formed in one or all 60v of the walls for ventilation of the' interior of the body andagainst one wall is secured a holder 7 for an identilication card.` The upper edge portions of the walls'are rolled inwardly abolita wireS to form an inwardly extendingbead 9 and in spaced relation to their upper edges the walls are crimped nwardly to form a ledge 10. Ears 11 are rive-ted or otherwise firmly secured against M the end walls 4 and these ears extendv up- 70 wardly and terminate at their upper ends in heads 12 and are bent, asshown at 13, to dispose the heads at an incline, as shown in Fig;

2. The heads 12 are formed with openings 14 so thatthe handle 15 may have the hooks 16 at the ends of its arms 15 looselyengaged through the ears. By this arrangement the handle maybe swung upwardly, as shown in Fig..1, so that the dinner pail may be carried by means of the handle or the handle may be swung downwardly against oneof the side walls 5 where it will be out of the way when the dinner pail is in use or placed upon a shelf and also allow the dinner pail to be carried by means of a shoulder strap having its ends engaged through slots 12 formedin the ears. By having the intermediate portion 15, of the handle offset, as shown in Fig. `1, the pail may be hung upon a persons arm Without tilting and slipping out of a horizontal position. The water receptacle 2 `is also formed of sheet. metal, preferably aluminum, and isy formed of upper and lower portions or sections 17 and 18. The lower section 18 is rectangular in shape and includes a bottom 19` from which extend upstanding end and side walls 2O and 21. This lower section is of such dimensions that it will fit snugly intof the upper end of the bodyrportionl with its bottom resting upon the inwardly extending water poured out o-f the same Vfor use. yThe upper section is of somewhat greater dimensions than the lower section and the lower portions of its walls are bent outwardly to rest upon the flange 22-and then together with this iange folded under and inwardly to form a joint 28 which firmly connects the two sections of the water receptacle and not only provides an air-tight joint between the two but also defines an outstanding ledge or shoulder having a fiat under face 29 which Vbears against the inwardly rolled bead 9 about the upper edges of the walls of the food receptacle when the water receptaclevis of the walls of the food receptacle. There-V fore, a miner cannot only carry food in the dinner pail but may also carry a suflicient quantity of water for use during the day when needed as .well as while eating dinner.

set in place. It will thus be seen that when.

water receptacle having walls resting upon the iange of the lower section and bent outwardly to form a portion folded under and inwardly to form a joint uniting the said upper and lower sections and defining a shoulder surrounding the lower portion and resting upon the upper edge of the body when thewater receptacle is set into the body.

Y3. A dinner pail comprising a body open at its top and having wall provided with an inwardly extending bead in spaced relation to their Lipper ends, and a water receptacle carried by said body with its lower portion fitting into the body and resting upon said vbead and its upper portion extending upwardly from the body, a shoulder being formed about the water receptacle at the junction of its upper and lower portions and resting upon the upper edges of the wallsof the body when the water receptacle is fitted` into the body.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

LOUIS SCHERZ. [ns] EMIL SCHERZ. [ne] Having thus described the invention, we

claim: Il.V A dinner pail comprising a body having walls formed with an inwardly extending bead, and a water receptacle carried by said body and having upper and lower sections, the said lower sectionhaving a bottom and ed to fit within said body with'its bottom resting upon said bead, the said upper section being of greater dimensions than the lower section and having walls the lower portions of which `are folded inwardly into engagement with the walls of the lower section to form a joint between the said sections and deline a shoulder having a flat under face to rest upon the upper edges of the walls of the body when the water receptacle is set into the body. j

' 2. A dinner pail comprising a body having walls formed with an inwardly extending bead, and a water receptacle carried by said body and having upper and lower sections, the said lower section having a bottom and walls extending upwardly and being adapted to fit within said body with its bottom resting y ginal flange, the said upper section of the walls extending upwardly and being adapt? 

